• NBC pulls a PETA Super Bowl commercial in which lingerie-clad women "get intimate" with vegetables. [NYP]

• Busboys are missing from restaurants around the country, victims of the economy. [WSJ]

• Coca-Cola and Hershey's Chocolate Syrup are two products found to contain trace amounts of mercury — blame the high-fructose corn syrup. [Star Tribune]

• Whole Foods is pushing Valentine's Day with in-store lectures and recipes about ingredients that will heighten your libido. Just what we want from a grocery store. [Fork in the Road/VV]

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